QUIZ: How Well Do You Know the History of the Royal Family?

If you're anything like us, you're obsessed with all things Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, and Princess Charlotte. But to consider yourself a true royal expert, your knowledge has to go back a few generations farther than that.

Mary of Teck was first engaged to Albert, Duke of Clarence — the heir apparent to King Edward VII — but her fiancé unfortunately died of pneumonia a few weeks before the wedding. She later married his young brother, who subsequently became King George V. They had five children, including Queen Elizabeth's father King George VI.

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ANSWER: Queen Victoria

King George III, who ruled through the American Revolutionary War, died only months before reaching his Diamond Jubilee — a celebration marking the 60th anniversary of an accession to the throne. His granddaughter Queen Victoria would instead become the first British ruler to reach the mark, which she observed with a six-mile long parade. She died in 1901 after ruling for a total of 63 years and establishing what's now known as the Victorian Era.

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her own Diamond Jubilee in 2012. And if she's inherited her mother's longevity (she died at the age of 101!), the Queen could even celebrate her Platinum Jubilee as the 70th anniversary.

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ANSWER: She joined the war effort.

Although politicians initially advised the Queen Mother to evacuate her children from England to avoid the frequent aerial bombing, the princesses' mother insisted on staying, stating, "The children won't go without me. I won't leave without the King and the King will never leave."

Although she was only a teen at the time, Princess Elizabeth hosted pantomimes to support the purchase of yarn knit into military clothing and made a radio broadcast addressing other evacuated children. Once she turned 18, she joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service as a driver and mechanic.

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ANSWER: At school

This is kind of a trick question. Princess Elizabeth did meet her future husband at a school, but not one she attended. In 1939, she joined her parents on a tour of the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Her escort was none other than Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, her third cousin through Queen Victoria. His family had fled their homeland during the Greco-Turkish War when he was just a baby, and he'd since lived abroad before joining the Royal Navy.

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ANSWER: Her uncle abdicated.

Born the oldest of two girls, Princess Elizabeth had no idea she would inherit the throne until the unexpected events of 1936. Her uncle King Edward VII stepped into the role after her grandfather King George V died. Months later, the young king caused a constitutional crisis by proposing to American divorcée Wallis Simpson. He ultimately gave up the crown to marry her, becoming the Duke of Windsor and handing his younger brother King George VI – Princess Elizabeth's father — the reins.

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ANSWER: Her sister

Although Prince Charles did date Camilla during the early '70s, he also courted Lady Sarah McCorquodale (née Spencer) before marrying for the first time. The two briefly dated in 1977, but reportedly split after Sarah gave an interview about their relationship to the press. Lady Sarah had apparently declared she wouldn't marry him "if he were the dustman or the King of England." Yikes.

Prince Charles would later get reacquainted with his ex's younger sister in 1980 and marry her the following year. When the news of the prince's engagement to her sibling broke, Lady Sarah stated, "I introduced them. I'm Cupid."

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ANSWER: Princess Margaret

While the issue of divorce caused King Edward VII to give up the throne, the royal family's marital struggles were only just beginning. Princess Margaret famously wanted to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend, a divorced air force officer and Equerry to the Queen. However, the Church of England refused to permit the match. She went on to marry photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones in 1960, but the couple separated a decade later and ultimately divorced in 1978 after frequent tabloid scandals.

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ANSWER: 1992

The Queen's famously referred to her annus horribilis — Latin for "horrible year" — in a speech to Guildhall on November 24, 1992. In the 11 months before, her son Prince Andrew separated from Sarah, Duchess of York; her daughter Anne, Princess Royal divorced Captain Mark Phillips; Diana, Princess of Wales published a tell-all book; and Windsor Castle suffered an extensive and destructive fire. The following month, the Prime Minister would also announce the separation of Prince Charles and Diana to the House of Commons.

Unfortunately, 2002 undoubtedly proved another trying time, as both the Queen's sister and mother died in February and March of that year respectively.

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ANSWER: Anne, Princess Royal

The accomplished equestrian rode the Queen's horse, Goodwill, at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games. The princess has since served on the International Olympic Committee and as President of the British Olympic Association. Her former husband Captain Mark Phillips also won gold in eventing at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and it's safe to say they passed on their horse riding genes to her daughter; Zara Tindall (née Phillips) won a silver medal in team eventing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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ANSWER: Lord Mountbatten

If you missed this question, you might have been texting too much during The Crown. King Louis XIV — a.k.a. the Sun King — ruled over France, not the United Kingdom. As for Lord Louis Mountbatten, he was Prince Philip's late uncle and Prince Charles's "honorary grandfather."

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